Baltimore County to test bike patrols in six neighborhoods
Baltimore County Police began a six month pilot bike patrol with four officers patrolling six crime hotspots including Academy Heights where residents feared leaving their homes. The program aims to deter crime and extend reach beyond car or motorcycle patrols, using mountain bikes, radios, and bells.
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Towson
Baltimore County
Paul Wieber
Patrick Miller
William Kahler
Academy Heights
Susan Plitt
The
Mr. Miller
Mr. Wieber
Seattle
Bel Air
Harford County
U.S. 1
John W. Harkins
Abandoned silk mill freezes time in Lonaconing
In Lonaconing Maryland the Klots Throwing Co silk mill sits as if paused in July 1957. The old mill shows 1907 to 1957 operation with spools, machinery and items from its era. Local officials and former workers recall its reliance on coal mining families and the shift away from silk to synthetic fibers.
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Lonaconing
U.S
Klots Throwing Co
Allegany County
Japan
America
Herbert Crawford
Frostburg
Elizabeth Gephart
Agnes Donaldson
Jane Green
Robert M
Lefty’’ Grove
Alcohol Drugs of Choice Among Maryland Teens
Maryland health officials report alcohol remains the drug of choice for teens with some children trying alcohol as young as nine or ten. Officials note marijuana follows alcohol in prevalence while a Texas teen’s death highlights risks. Eyewitness accounts from teens and counselors discuss peer pressure, treatment, and rising awareness of alcohol hazards.
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Maryland
Baltimore
Mike Maskovyiak
Sheppard and Enoch Pratt Hospital
Melody McCoy Ryan
Governor’s Drug and Alcohol Abuse Commission
Texas
Brian Ball
Youth charged in robbery and gun used for yo yo theft
A 10-year-old boy, already charged in May with robbing a child at gunpoint, is accused of a new armed robbery in Baltimore. He allegedly pulled a handgun on an 8-year-old, demanded a yo yo, and fled. He was arrested after police spotted him and found the yo yo on his person. He is held at Waxter Center in Laurel.
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Baltimore
Anthony Rinaldi
Leo Sigmund
Waxter Center
Laurel
Edward Bochniak
Man sues doctors in drug addiction case in Maryland
A Glen Burnie man and his wife filed a lawsuit in Anne Arundel Circuit Court accusing doctors Marc and Ira Kaplan of over prescribing prescription drugs. They allege failure to disclose addiction risks and improper dosages linked to his addiction and subsequent hospital treatment at North Arundel and Sheppard Pratt.
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Annapolis
Glen Burnie
William Nitterright
Lenore
Anne Arundel
Marc
Ira Kaplan
Nitterright
North Arundel Hospital
Sheppard Pratt Hospital
North Arundel
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Boys’ School
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Frederick Community College
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